Differential Migration Pathways of Bolivian Women Working in Horticultural Fields in Mendoza

PIZARRO, CYNTHIA ALEJANDRA; MORENO, MARTA SILVIA

Bolivian Labor Immigrants` Experiences in Argentina

Lexington Books

Año: 2016; p. 37 - 50

Although Bolivian migrations to the Province of Mendoza have been recorded since the 1950s, they are currently very dynamic. Some of the migrants who have arrived during the last decades are now working in agriculture seasonal jobs that are exhausting and badly paid. This paper examines the migratory trajectories of three Bolivian workers that arrived at Mendoza in different historical periods and at different stages of their life cycles. We compare their migratory and working experiences. We highlight how the intersection of inequalities based on class, gender, ethnicity and migratory status, conditions their decisions and projects. We pose that their experiences differ according to the historical period and life cycle stage in which they have migrated